Able Account or Special Needs Trust: How to Decide?
Able Account or Special Needs Trust In December 2014, President Obama signed the Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (“ABLE Act”) into law, authorizing states to create...
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Investing in Vitality: Fitness and Long-Term Planning
Investing in Vitality: Fitness and Long-Term Planning “What do you want to do?” This is my favorite question to ask one of my Autism Fitness athletes. “What do you want...
Squatting Stuffers and Two Minutes of Movement: A Reasonable Guide to Holiday Movement
Squatting Stuffers and Two Minutes of Movement: A Reasonable Guide to Holiday Movement Recommended by Eric Chessen, M.S, YCS If I were entirely out of touch with reality and pompous...
Avoid the Halloween Candy Blues
Avoid the Halloween Candy Blues Are you one of the many parents who have to suffer through their children’s temper tantrums and moodiness in the days following Halloween? You may...
Starting Your Day off Right: Making the Most of Morning Routines
Starting Your Day off Right: Making the Most of Morning Routines We start each day with two simple words, “Good morning”, in the hopes of giving our children a positive...
7 Tips for Packing Healthy Lunches
Packing Healthy School Lunches is as Easy as 1,2,3… The back to school season can be hectic, especially for working parents or caregivers. Between getting your kids to the bus,...
Moving Towards Success: Incorporating Physical Activity in School
Moving Towards Success: Incorporating Physical Activity in School A recent study conducted at the University of Illinois linked cardio respiratory fitness in 48 children ages 9-10 with higher functioning in...
Fall into Healthy Routines with Technology
Fall into Healthy Routines with Technology As summer takes a back seat to fall, the pace of life changes and routines, by necessity, become more structured. We at BridgingApps are...
What Special Education Teachers and Professionals Want You to Know
Special Education Teachers & School Professionals Teachers/School Professionals: what would you like to say to the parents of children with special education needs if you had the opportunity to speak...
Self-Confidence Begins in the Home
Self-Confidence Begins in the Home A child’s sense of self is shaped by every interaction he or she has, but it is shaped most powerfully by how they are loved...
